After infiltrating the main characters' group, I became the most beautiful woman in the world.

When Su Ning regained her senses, the first thing that caught her eye was the eaves and wooden beams. As her gaze moved down, she saw rows of red-lacquered memorial tablets neatly arranged.

A gentle breeze from outside the window made Su Ning shiver. Although it was early autumn, the place was filled with a chilly atmosphere.

After regaining consciousness, she realized that her hands and feet had been tied up at some point, and even her throat had been blocked.

The room was empty, and the candle beside it flickered in the breeze, casting a faint light that only made the lonely and helpless girl feel more and more uneasy.

Suddenly, the girl, who had just been feeling uneasy, narrowed her eyes and stared intently at the black lacquered wooden box not far away, as if her heart had stopped.

That's clearly a coffin!

Beside the coffin, a pale paper figure was painted with makeup, its bright red lips appearing to be stained with human blood.

In an instant, all the strange things became clear: the eccentric village chief, the long-absent groom, and the kind-faced but ruthless old woman.

This is clearly a ghost marriage.

Thinking of this, the girl's face suddenly turned deathly pale, a paleness that even makeup couldn't conceal, tinged with a deathly bluish hue.

But before she could even feel afraid...

With a loud "bang".

The carved wooden door was pushed open from the outside, and a group of people walked in unhurriedly.

Su Ning looked up and saw that the woman at the head of the group had a rich hairstyle and was dressed in gold and silver. Just one pearl on her head was worth a month's worth of food, clothing and other necessities for an ordinary person.

As expected of a prominent family in Luoyun City.

Madam Li was in her early forties, but she was well-maintained and looked elegant and dignified. However, her usual amiable demeanor now appeared somewhat sinister and eerie in the flickering candlelight.

The servants following behind her had expressionless faces, resembling man-eating monsters in the darkness behind them.

"You're my son's wife? Your looks are rather ordinary."

Madam Li's voice was flat as she looked Su Ning up and down, but her narrow eyes swept over the servants beside her.

"Madam, please spare us! Perhaps... perhaps that old man Su has lost his mind lately, daring to try and fob off the Li family with such a scoundrel. I'll send someone to arrest him right away."

The speaker's voice trembled, and when Madam Li's gaze swept over him, he knelt down with a "thud," appearing even more aggrieved than Su Ning, the victim.

Su Ning had seen the kneeling person that morning; it was Granny Li who had come to deliver soup. However, compared to before, she now looked like a dog being scolded by its master.

Madam Li remained composed, merely adjusting her hair and saying softly, "Enough. These are turbulent times. It's just a pity that my son died so young. If he were still alive, even if he wanted to marry a fairy from heaven, I would find her for him." With that, she wiped away her tears with a handkerchief.

With her hands and feet tied, Su Ning could only watch them put on a melodramatic show in front of her.

Ultimately, these wealthy people in Luoyun City, taking advantage of their remote location and lack of access to the central government, naturally never cared about human life in private.

In their eyes, human life is nothing more than money.

Madam Li touched the dark coffin with lingering affection, murmuring, "My Xuan'er, I've found you a wife, so you won't be lonely down there anymore..."

Madam Li's eyes were upturned at the corners, which should have given her a sharp appearance, but at this moment, they showed a rare touch of tenderness.

But the fact that she was facing a dark coffin made even this bit of tenderness seem frightening.

"Guards! The time is perfect; it's the ideal day for the wedding ceremony!"

Hearing Madam Li's seemingly deranged words, Su Ning was startled, but she was now nothing more than a fish on a chopping board, no match for these people.

The maids and servants rushed forward, and Su Ning's throat was blocked, so she could only make "woo woo" sounds. Meanwhile, Madam Li had been watching the scene coldly, only showing a little tenderness when she mentioned her "son".

Su Ning's face was streaked with tears, but she refused to comply with their wishes. Suddenly, a cold wind blew in from outside, and Madam Li, as if sensing her thoughts, quickly ordered, "Hurry up and knock this girl unconscious. Xuan'er must be getting impatient."

Seeing this, someone in the group made the move. Su Ning could only feel a sharp pain in the back of her neck before losing consciousness and fainting.

Under the cover of night, the group secretly transported the coffin to the chosen location. Supported by her maid, Madam Li watched the departing figures and finally shed a tear.

However, everything that had just happened was witnessed by another group of people.

"This is absolutely outrageous! The Li family actually held such a cruel and inhumane live burial ceremony."

A girl in red lay on the eaves, and in her anger, she even cleaved the bricks and tiles beneath her in two.

"Oh my, grandma, are you still not loud enough? Do you have to attract everyone down here before you're satisfied?" Yue Zijin lowered her voice, wishing she could lie on the eaves and blend into the night.

"Hmph... So what if they found out? I don't believe that the Li family's shrimp soldiers and crab generals can do anything to me," Tang Xi said disdainfully.

Yue Zijin glanced at the nine-section whip tucked into her waistband, but ultimately said nothing.

As the coffin bearers gradually disappeared into the night, Yue Zijin tugged at the sleeve of the girl beside him, signaling her to leave.

As luck would have it, the four of them had planned to rest after entering the city today, but since the patient in Sujia Village needed a certain medicinal herb, You Xunchun went to the pharmacy to get the medicine first.

As for Tang Xi, she originally wanted to go with You Xunchun, but the other party's refusal was too obvious. In addition, Yue Zijin, that reckless guy, wanted to try his luck at the gambling house. Tang Xi had no choice but to drag Pei Yunlian along to prevent him from causing trouble again.

To everyone's surprise, as soon as the three of them entered the gambling den, they saw the village chief of Su Family Village, whom they had just met not long ago, spending money lavishly, showing no trace of his previous timid and submissive demeanor.

Tang Xi was utterly stunned. She gripped the whip and was about to step forward to question him. Pei Yunlian sighed helplessly. She had said she would stop Yue Zijin from causing trouble, but she herself couldn't hold back anymore.

Fortunately, Yue Zijin was full of clever ideas. After disguising himself, he took advantage of the other party's gambler mentality and captured them in one fell swoop. After interrogation, he learned that Su Family Village had committed such heinous acts over the years.

Afterwards, when You Xunchun returned, the group discussed the matter. Tangxi and Yuezi went to inquire about the Li family's affairs, Pei Yunlian went to find out if there were any other happy events in Luoyun City these days, and You Xunchun, as a doctor, did not know martial arts, so he waited for them to return at the inn.

The wind whistled past my ears.

Tangxi and Yuezi were walking through the night when suddenly, the handsome young man called out to the girl in red in front of him, "Tangxi, wait a moment. We should split up."

"Those people carrying the coffin must be moving slowly. Go back to the inn and call for help. I'll go follow them. The bride is sealed inside the coffin; I'm afraid something might happen."

Tangxi turned her head and looked at the boy in the darkness. Perhaps it was a matter of life and death, because the other party became unusually serious. He was born with good looks. Although he had grown up in the streets, he had an extraordinary noble air when he was serious.

Tangxi noticed him the first time she saw him, but Yue Zijin was always so unserious that she subconsciously ignored him.

Or rather, she didn't believe that someone like Yue Zijin could possess such outstanding qualities.

Even as the eldest daughter of the Sword Forging Manor, she had only ever seen this kind of temperament in one other person.

Tangxi was somewhat dazed.

The moonlight was serene and ethereal, and the other person's delicate features appeared somewhat cold under the moonlight, so much so that when they came to their senses again, the boy was nowhere to be seen in the alley.

Tang Xi stomped her foot, seemingly annoyed that she had been fooled by Yue Zijin. With his mediocre skills, if something really happened, how would she explain it to her father?

But the inn was not far away, so after thinking about it, I decided to go back to the inn first and deliver the message.

"Yue Zijin, please don't let anything happen to you..."